Scottish National Party

New Scottish government: key takeaways from the SNP deal with the Greens

Stephen Richard — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:57:51 +0000

New Scottish government: key takeaways from the SNP deal with the Greens

Primary Author or Creator

Lynn Bennie

Stephen Richard Tue, 10/12/2021 - 18:57

Additional Author(s) / Creators

The Conversation

Date Published

Mon, 08/30/2021 - 12:00

Category

Political Parties

Politics

Type of Resource

News Media

Fast Facts

The parties are bound by a shared belief in Scottish independence, and the deal reinforces their intent to secure a second referendum. But they are each free to develop their own vision of independence because they have different perspectives on what an independent Scotland would look like

Resource Address (URL)

https://theconversation.com/new-scottish-government-key-takeaways-from-the-snp-…

Keywords

Digital industries

Scottish Greens

Scottish National Party

Language English

Scottish election: Alex Salmond’s Alba gamble could yet tip scales on second independence referendum

Stephen Richard — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:50:38 +0000

Scottish election: Alex Salmond’s Alba gamble could yet tip scales on second independence referendum

Primary Author or Creator

William McDougall

Stephen Richard Tue, 10/12/2021 - 11:50

Additional Author(s) / Creators

The Conversation

Date Published

Fri, 04/09/2021 - 12:00

Category

Scottish Parliament

Type of Resource

News Media

Fast Facts

As the UK slowly emerges from the pandemic, a constitutional clash between supporters of Scottish independence and Johnson’s UK government looks a distinct possibility.

Resource Address (URL)

https://theconversation.com/scottish-election-alex-salmonds-alba-gamble-could-y…

Keywords

Alex Salmond

Nicola Sturgeon

Alba political party

Scottish National Party

Language English

Left-wing regionalist populism in the ‘Celtic’ peripheries: Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party’s anti-austerity challenge against the British elites

Stephen Richard — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:22:11 +0000

Left-wing regionalist populism in the ‘Celtic’ peripheries: Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party’s anti-austerity challenge against the British elites

Primary Author or Creator

Emanuele Massetti

Stephen Richard Wed, 10/06/2021 - 10:22

Date Published

Mon, 10/22/2018 - 12:00

Category

Economy

Type of Resource

Academic Paper

Length (Pages, words, minutes etc...)

17pp

Fast Facts

This article shows that the SNP and Plaid Cymru have adopted a left-wing populist discourse, based on a critique of austerity policies.

More details

Comparative European Politics 2018, volume 16, pages 937–953. Paywall

Resource Address (URL)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41295-018-0136-z

Keywords

Austerity

Politics

Scottish National Party

Language English

Scotland: The New State of an Old Nation

Stephen Richard — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 16:27:43 +0000

Scotland: The New State of an Old Nation

Primary Author or Creator

Murray Stewart Leith

Stephen Richard Fri, 09/24/2021 - 17:27

Additional Author(s) / Creators

Duncan Sim

Date Published

Tue, 03/31/2020 - 12:00

Category

Independence

Type of Resource

Book

Fast Facts

At a time when the country's future has topped the agenda in Britain and abroad, this book unpicks the complex weave of Scottish politics, society and culture, providing an essential insight into Scotland's present - and its future.

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Scotland's future in the Union is in question.

Since Devolution in 1997, there has been a sea-change in Scotland's sense of itself. A distinct Scottish political culture has emerged: confident, assertive and increasingly divergent from that of its southern neighbours. Yet, as this timely and perceptive book shows, Scottish nationalism has been on the rise since the Second World War.

Today, the Scottish National Party are in the ascendant, winning nearly half of all votes cast in the 2019 General Election and most of the seats. The Scottish Parliament has been a legislative trail-blazer, enacting progressive legislation well before England and Wales. And Scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain in the European Union, putting it at odds with much of the rest of the United Kingdom on the most important political decision this century. The country has transformed from the socially and politically conservative climate of the post-war period to a nation contemplating, for the second time, a move to independence - for all the uncertainty and turmoil that would bring.

Resource Address (URL)

https://uk.bookshop.org/books/scotland-the-new-state-of-an-old-nation/978178499…

Keywords

Scottish politics

Scottish nationalism

European Union

Scottish National Party

Scottish Parliament

Language English